I don’t know how you are doing, but nothing feels as good as before going to sleep in clean sheets with a few freshly shaved legs. One of the “positive” side effects of being pregnant last year (except the baby at the end – ha!) Was that my growth of the leg hair was quite a bit delayed to where I barely had to shave and it was pretty glorious.
However, that hormone ship has now sailed, so I am back to my usual shaving routine, but I wanted to add a beaten shaving cream -diy to my routine to see how it compared with other creams I used. I thought a pink geranium scented cream would be perfect and it turns out that making a light and downy natural shaving foam is easier than you think!
Beaten rose geranium shaving foam, makes 2/3 cups
1/3 cup of shea butter
1/3 cup of coconut oil (use refined if you do not want to add coconut scent)
2 tablespoons jojoba -oil
2 tablespoons of unscented Castile Soap
32 drops of pink geranium essential oil
Measure 1/3 cup of both your coconut oil and your shea butter and place in a double kettle or a heat -resistant glass bowl.
Place the contents over a pan with boiling water and let the ingredients melt and stir every so often to combine.
Allow the mixture to cool slightly and let your rose ethereal oil and jojoba oil fall, stir to combine. Place your mixture in the fridge for a few hours until it is solidified.
Use an electric mixer to combine your cooled shaving foam for 2-3 minutes until it starts to look like beaten glaze. Add your Castile soap and mix another minute to combine.
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Keep the mixture in an airtight container, do not avoid water in the pot and the shaving foam must be good for at least a month. As with all products with essential oils, stop using sensitivity or irritation.
It’s crazy how much this looks like beaten glaze, because I kept telling myself not to eat it or lick my fingers (and my husband actually tasted it when I was out of the room because he thought it was glaze!). It looks great and smells!
When using a bit of a thicker shaving foam, some people like to keep a cup of hot water nearby to wrap their razor in, but I usually just rinse it in the shower cladding.
A word of warning but when using bathrooms with coconut oil in it: the floor of your shower (depending on the surface of the shower floor) can become a bit slippery if it washes away your legs, so keep it in mind or buy some of those non-slip mats if you prefer.
I think it is great that this shaving cream leaves a bit of a soft coating on my legs, so that they feel that I already have a moisturizing cream when I go out of the shower, and I think it doubled that it contains all simple and natural ingredients while I both trick and my other creams and my other creams (while then better hydrates). I would say that this -it yourself is the cream of the crop! XO. Laura
Looking for more essential oil-based do-it-yourselfers? Look at …
– Natural Bug Repellent DIY
–Rosemary Hair Growth Spray
-Make your own cuticle oil
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Credits // Author and photography: Laura Gummerman. Photos edited with ACS for desktop actions.
